Systems Administrator

Job Description

Linux Systems Engineer

Clearance Level: Must have an Active Secret Clearance - Must be US Citizen

At Aquila Technology, you will see our team's passion every day, whether we are building a robust, policy-compliant IT system or stress-testing a system to identify gaps and security vulnerabilities. To own the advantage, we ensure our team owns results and gets the work done right the first time by deploying smart, purposeful solutions that work. Aquila is the right people with the right skills driving the right outcomes. We call this the Aquila Advantage.

About the Role:

Aquila is seeking a Linux Systems Engineer to join our team in supporting one of the country's premier defense research organizations. The Linux Systems Engineer will demonstrate a strong understanding of Linux operating systems including both workstation and server varieties while supporting the organizations enterprise classified computing infrastructure.

There are a few requirements for the position:

Must be a U.S Citizen- Must have an Active Secret Clearance (Green Cards / Visas do not qualify)

Willingness to undergo a comprehensive background investigation and maintain a personal security clearance. (Aquila would sponsor you for the security clearance.)

Must be within 100 miles of worksite (Lexington, MA)

Responsibilities:

The ideal candidate will have a solid background with Linux to include the underlying systems and services that support them. These systems and services would include but are not limited to file sharing, Satellite, Ansible Automation Platform, multi-factor authentication, disk encryption and patching. This candidate will also possess some background with DevSecOps concepts (artifact repository, container registries, scanning and platforms, etc.) and tools (Sonatype Nexus, JFrog Artifactory, Prisma Twistlock, RHEL OpenShift, etc.) As part of this role the individual will need to demonstrate proficiency, applying STIGs (full and benchmark), understand how to use DISA's SCC Tool and STIG Viewer and how to evaluate systems for STIG compliance.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelors of Computer Science or relevant technical field of study

7 years of experience supporting RHEL 7/8 workstation and server

5 years of experience utilizing Satellite to support Linux systems

5 years of experience with bash/shell, Python and perl scripting

Understanding of Linux troubleshooting to include the boot process, Kickstart building, systems, monitoring of system resources, kernel tuning, system performance troubleshooting, system calls and tracing

Experience configuring storage for Linux systems (LVM, file systems, RAID, storage encryption, SAN, NAS and NFS)

Package development and deployment (rpm, yum, dnf)

Strong overall network skills (package captures, NIC latency tuning, route tables and tracing, subnetting, firewall/iptable, TCP/UDP/IP protocols)

Ability to work independently toward delivery of goals as well as collaborate in team efforts

Excellent customer service skills

Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills

Demonstrate the ability to learn new technologies and disciplines quickly

Security+ certification or the ability to obtain within 6 months of employment

Must Have

Certification: Security+ certification (or the ability to obtain within 6 months of employment)

Clearance Level: Must hold a Secret Clearance (OR a higher clearance)

5 years - Network skills (package captures, NIC latency tuning, route tables and tracing, etc.)

5 years - Programming

5 years - Scripting Languages: Bash/shell, Python and Perl

5 years - Configuring storage for Linux systems (LVM, file systems, RAID, storage encryption, SAN, NAS & NFS)

5 years - Linux Troubleshooting (boot process, kickstart building, monitoring of system resources, etc)

5 years - Package development and deployment (rpm, yum, dnf)

5 years - Red Hat Satellite to support Linux systems

7 years - RHEL 7/8 workstation and server support

Ability to learn new technologies and disciplines quickly

Independent Contribution and Collaboration

Presentation, verbal and written communication skills

Nice to Have:

Software Deployment on Linux

Security

Cyber Operational Readiness Assessment (CORA) process & maintaining an inspection ready environment

Software

Cloud infrastructure support (public domain but classified environments preferred)

Software Tools

Ansible Automation Platform to Support Linux systems

Experience supporting DevSecOps environments.

Our interview process is designed to let you get to know us as much as for us to get to know you!

You'll meet with someone from our Recruiting team so we can learn more about you and answer some of your questions.

You'll meet with the Hiring Manager to learn more about the team, and the role, and get to tell us more about what you'd bring to the team

You'll meet team members who will be your peers to help you get a feel for a “real day in the life” at Self.

Benefits and Perks:

Aquila team members experience the opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, customer-focused, and technically innovative work environment. Aquila strives to deliver the best of the best in technical services to our customers. Candidates that possess a love for technical challenges, a desire to constantly learn, and the desire to establish themselves as critical players within a team will enjoy calling Aquila Technology home.

Our Perks Include:

PTO - 15 days (vacation/sick) 10 paid holidays - 6 standard (New Year's, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) - 4 floating holidays prorated based on your day of hire

1.5 paid days, or 12 hours, for approved volunteer work

1 week of paid maternity/paternity LOA after 1 year of Full-time employment

Tuition & Training Reimbursement - 5K annually for pre-approved, job-related tuition, certification, or professional conferences

401K with Fidelity 100% immediate vesting; Plan eligibility begins 90 days following the date of hire. Aquila matches 50 cents on the dollar, up to 6%.

Cell Phone & Internet Reimbursed up to $150 monthly to cover cell phone, data, and home internet expenses.

Buy Your Own Device (BYOD) Allowance Reimbursed up to $1500 for the purchase of a qualified technology device. Eligible after 90 days of employment, and benefit renews every three years.

Clearance Level: This position requires an active Secret clearance. - Must be US Citizen

Location: This position will be 100% on site dedicated to supporting classified environments.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Full-time